What’s Now, What’s Next

Opportunities, business needs forecast.

  • Do we see the Hudson Valley as a good place for technical careers?
  • What technologies do you suggest people looking to move ahead should learn?
  • Which employers in the area are hiring tech workers the most? (target is where should people look for jobs)
  • What basic skills do you think people need to get on the playing field?
  • What do you think soft skills are most important, in your opinion, to employers hiring?
  • Remote vs. in person… What are the pros and cons about seeking work on either side?
  • As a business do you feel you have to compete for talents with global companies offering remote jobs?
  • What digital skills are needed to make local businesses competitive? 
  • What skills do businesses need to stay ahead of curve?
  • What skills are needed to innovate?

 

 

Format:

  • Tech Symposium - In Person

Track:

Session Type:

  • Panel
Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Auditorium

Speakers

Gerald Pallor
Gerald Pallor
OpenHub
Director of Program Development

Mr. Pallor is known as Marketing Communications and Data Analytics Consultant

He started his career as an independent film and video producer, working for broadcast and cable news outlets and producing documentaries. He studied...More

Grace Riario
Grace Riario
Ramapo Catskill Library System
Executive Director

Grace Riario has over twenty-five years of experience working in public, college, and school libraries. In 2019, she was hired as the first Latina to hold the position of Chief Executive Officer of a Library System in New York State -...More

Steve Gross
Steve Gross
Orange County
Director of Economic Development

Steve Gross is a lifelong resident of Orange County and has been a career government administrator having worked more than 27 years in government in Orange County.

He started his career as Assistant to the City Manager in the...More

Cedric Glasper
Cedric Glasper
Mechanical Rubber
President and CEO

Cedric Glasper - Orange County Workforce Development Board.

Cedric acquired the assets of Mechanical Rubber Products Company, which had been in existence since the 1940’s in 1995. Several years later he acquired the defunct...More

Mattie Christensen
Mattie Christensen
New York State Department of Labor
Business Services

Mattie works with the New York State Department of Labor’s Employment Division, as a Business Services Representative. She is working with businesses in the Hudson Valley Region, assisting them with their immediate and future hiring...More